Nadine Rajabi

Nadine Rajabi is a natural at overachieving. Her fun-loving, impassioned approach to life has led her to break through boundaries personally and professionally time and again. Not only does Nadine have the distinction of being America's first professional Iranian female comedian, she is also a seasoned television producer with over 20 years experience in the entertainment industry, a national champion black belt, a world-class soccer player, a competitive snowboarder, a university professor and the only person to ever do a TED Talk about a unibrow. This affinity for continually taking on new and increasingly riskier challenges prepared Nadine well for her current role as the Executive Producer of Bravo's hit series Below Deck Mediterranean. Now in its sixth season, Nadine has been at the helm of the Mediterranean franchise since the beginning, overseeing all aspects of production and creative from field to screen. Under Nadine's direction, Below Deck Mediterranean has continually been the fastest growing show on television in both cable and network and a consistent fan favorite garnering attention from Entertainment Weekly, New York Times, Vanity Fair and E's People's Choice Awards. When she's not steering the Below Deck Mediterranean ship, Nadine's fearless attitude and quick wit have captured audiences both on screen and on stage. Nadine created, wrote and hosted many digital series for top platforms and networks including several of Bravo's digital series: The Shahs Come Clean with Nadine, Fresh Squeezed: The Real Housewives of Orange County, and Housewivesology: The Real Housewives of New Jersey. On stage, Nadine has been a featured comic on Showtime's comedy special, Hot Tamales, TV Guide's Stand-Up in Stilettos, and Nuvo TV's Stand-Up and Deliver. Her breadth of work in comedy also includes appearances in several comedy documentaries, hosting various after shows and being a featured commentator on numerous clip shows for Bravo, VH1, E!, Lifetime, MTV, and Logo. Early in her career, Nadine wrote, produced and was an on-air personality for National Lampoon's College Network. During that time, she also landed her own daily radio show - Nadine @ Nite on XM/Sirius - for which she conducted irreverent celebrity interviews. Nadine continues to be a comedy club favorite at many of the country's top venues and has even taken her groundbreaking comedy as far as the Middle East to entertain the troops for the USO. Nadine is a member of the SAG/AFTRA, the Producers Guild of America and the Writer's Guild of America. She holds a B.A. in Biology and a M.B.A. ...neither of which she uses in her TV career.